Examples of Muscovite Sudebnik in the following topics:
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- Ivan III was the first Muscovite prince
to consolidate Moscow’s position of power and successfully
incorporate the rival cities of Tver and Novgorod under the umbrella
of Moscow’s rule.
- He oversaw the creation of a new legal
code, called Muscovite Sudebnik in 1497, which further consolidated
his place as the highest ruler of the northern Rus’ lands and instated
harsh penalties for disobedience, sacrilege, or attempts to undermine
the crown.
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- Revised
the law code, the Sudebnik of 1550, which initiated a standing army,
known as the streltsy.
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- Shuisky retained power long enough to
make a treaty with Sweden, which spurred a worried Poland into
officially beginning the Polish-Muscovite War that lasted from 1605
to 1618.
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- In Muscovite Russia, the state's functions were limited mostly to military defense, collection of taxes, and enforcement of class divisions.